The Taliban want the world to think they’ve changed. Early signs suggest otherwise

• 'Disturbing' new audio shows level of desperation from Afghan woman

Thousands more evacuated as California wildfire swells 24 times its size in 2 days

The Caldor Fire burning in California has grown 24 times its size in two days, forcing…

Woman testifies R. Kelly sexually abused her when she was 16

Federal prosecutors in New York began their case against R. Kelly with graphic testimony from a…

Hospitalizations for kids, adults under 50 reach highest levels yet

The pace of Covid-19 hospitalizations is surging across the US, with the rates for children and…

2 dead and 20 unaccounted for in NC flooding

Fred has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, but the storm still poses a danger for…

Hurricane Grace makes landfall in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

After striking Haiti and impacting other Caribbean islands this week as a tropical storm, an intensifying…

12 people have been killed in and around Kabul airport since Sunday

Singapore sentences Briton to 6 weeks in prison for not wearing face mask

A Singapore court sentenced a British man to six weeks in prison on Wednesday, local media…

Death toll since Myanmar coup tops 1,000, says activist group

The death toll as a result of Myanmar's coup in February this year has topped 1,000,…

Biden falters under intensifying scrutiny

• Live updates: 6,000 people at Kabul airport will board planes soon, US says • Analysis:…